Sunday, May 31, 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Trailer

the most dangerous food for men?

is not the piece of lard you find in your char kway teow.
Neither is that handful of trans fat chips you plonked into your mouth while watching the tv (at least that's how I do it) nor is the greasy salted fries that comes with your extra value meal (thank God for MacDonald's and Michael Moore - which everway you swing)


so what is it you might ask?

Believe it or not (according to Men's Health) it is SOY!!

The article albeit funny to an extent serves me a ladel of information that I actually do not know! The below are the signs and symptoms of overingesting of SOY:

a) slower growth of hair at all areas
b) no more morning erections
c) flaccid penis
d) man boobs!!!! yikes

Basically they all point to signs of gynecomastia (which means basically feminising the physicality of the male body). So you can SOY to the list of cimetidine and omeprazole....

Well the modus operandi of SOY in the male body is that it somehows enlarge the mammary glands in men and tests showed that estrogen level in test subject X is 8x higher than normal limits for men. And when test subject X stopped, the estrogen level dropped to the normal limits........

Well in the defense of SOY, subject X did take a lot of it so I guess that would be part of the reason as well.

For some naysayers, it might not be enough of a scientific evidence but the thing is this relationship is only at its infancy stage of research so more studies are probably being done to revel in the wonders of SOY. Thus for me, this is good enough an evidence for me.

Say no more for randomness of SOY bean drink, every morning Mr Bean pancake and the boiled SOY beans on the conveyer belt of the likes of Japanese restaurants..........
And for the gym rats who replace their protein shakes after workout with the cheaper Nutrisoy, you might get boobs instead of pecs.....so take heed.

And kudos for Men's Health for being some careful with SOY possibly labelling them as the most dangerous food for men....sometimes you wonder they really take defined pecs more seriously than your heart.........

Yes to my girl-friends who might be thinking after reading this entry, is it harmful for us?
From the article, I didn't gather that but you could postulate that it would enhance your bust size.....so drink away or pump it in your system.....whatever works.....you don't have a erm you know what.....

Friday, May 22, 2009

r.a.n.d.o.m

today's post will be random thoughts in my over complex mind

- Kris Allen won american idol. Well deserved. Adam Screaming Lambert can go back to Broadway

- Kara DioGuardi wrote quite an awful song.

- I hate people who are late(with no remorse).....patients who are late I will get ready my knife

- I am waiting to knock off from work....get on the train and bus.....go home....take a quickie (bath) and then hop on my bed for some down and dirty.

- MMA(Mixed Martial Arts) UFC down and dirty action I mean....

- Current game in my ps3 - UFC undisputed 2009.....

- Reminds me of Chuck and his little stint with Muay Thai

- The closest thing I am doing now in relation to that is Body Combat in Fitness First....lol....

- Fitness First has my total undivided endorsement......Best gym in SG and I say the rest of the world

- Talked to Christina abt her trip to Taiwan yesterday

- I wanna go for a HOLIDAY again and get quarantined minus the flu.

- Went to Dim Joy at Neil road with Derek and Suzanne on wednesday. Nice place nice food.

- Paid my income tax. I am poor now......

- This list is not in chronological order

- Staying in the same workplace for possibly the next 1 year. Good? Bad? Indifferent I would say

- This form of blogging is quite brainless and easy. I am just thinking and typing at the very same time

- Sucks that I will be working tomorrow.

- Malay lessons ended last tuesday. Saya boleh cakap melayu. Jangan masak-masak.

- Rog Fed won Madrid Open. Who's going to win the Champions League?

- F1 could just give Jenson Button and Brawn the title and be done with 2009

- No more Survivor, The Amazing Race, Lost, Desperate Housewives etc but we have Big Brother!!!!

- 20 more minutes!!!!

- This is getting quite stupid......

- Seeya later alligators!!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

self imposed

I have a lot of expectations in people..... I believe in equality not just gender but in all ways. Thats why I always self impose unspoken rules in people or friends. If I can do something, you can too.....maybe not better but you can.....lol....

That being said, I came upon a realisation that this trait in me probably is the cause of my many frustrations........

I probably would have to succumb to the notion that not everyone is logical, has the initiative, behaves in public etc which in black and white looks really silly. I mean everybody is different. I don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out. But what I probably mean is that I lack the grace to be accepting towards people who are not in sync with me

Recent case study
Friend A borrowed money from me. Said he will pay me back. Time flew. No response from Friend A. Asked Friend A. Friend A said no money but paid me a little. Time flew. No response again. Me pissed off to the point of no return!

Its's not about the money that I am pissed off about. Its the blaardy lack of social courtesy that is pissing me off. Firstly, if you can't pay. Man up and tell me. Please do not make me go in circles like my time is not of any value. Don't blaardy take me for granted and sweep the whole thing under the rug.

This is where the self imposed quality in me plays into the scenario
In my mind I would run scenarios like say if I am Friend A. I would be in the utmost gratitude to the person who lended me the money. I would try my darndest (lest stealing/robbing) to pay my FRIEND. And if I can't, I will let my friend know that I have some difficulty so as to reassure him that I am not taking him for granted......

Friend if u can't man up, could you at least pretend to be grateful?

Isn't this basic courtesy. I just can't fathom the actions of some people.....AND that my friends is probably why I get frustrated so easily.....

Saturday, May 16, 2009

30 Rock - Kidney Now!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

spinnerooney

Yesterday I have learned how to spin my forehands and my backhands..........watch out Nadal......I am coming after you!!

Friday, May 08, 2009

not a fan of lambert

American Idol producers, please stop shoving Adam Lambert in my FACE!

Making Kris, Allison and Danny sing Rock & Roll is so not cool.......Imagine a Queen/Guns N Roses concert with Jason Mraz, a 17 year old girl and a worship leader fronting the band..........ultimate disaster I would say which was happened last episode and of course Adam was again glorified and placed on a pedestal worshiped by many.

Monday, May 04, 2009

30 rock quotes

with dialogue like these, everyone should watch 30 Rock!


Pete: So, first you thought he was illiterate and now you think he's lazy? Liz, you are racist.
Liz: No, Tracy took advantage of my white guilt, which is supposed to be used only for good, like over-tipping and supporting Barack Obama.


Tracy: You know how pissed off I was when US Weekly said that I was on crack? That's racist! I'm not on crack. I'm straight-up mentally ill!


Liz: Why are you wearing a tux?
Jack: It's after six. What am I, a farmer?


Kenneth: Oh no Sir, I don't vote Republican or Democrat. Choosing is a sin, so I always just write in the Lord's name.
Jack: That's Republican. We count those.


Tracy: This is untoward! This is not "toward!"


Tracy: Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets.


Jack: I just need him awake for a few minutes, can't you... inject something directly into his heart?
Dr. Spaceman: Oh, I'd like nothing better. Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing where the heart is.


Tracy: The Black Crusaders are a secret group of powerful Black Americans. Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey are the chief majors, but Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell and Gordon from Sesame Street, they're members, too, and they meet four times a year in the skull of the Statue of Liberty. You can read about that on the Interweb.
Liz: Ah, well, it must be true if it's on the "Interweb."


Tracy: Doctor Spaceman, when they check my DNA, will they tell me what diseases I might get, or help me to remember my ATM pin code?
Dr. Spaceman: Absolutely. Science is whatever we want it to be. I'll let you know as soon as we have the results.
Tracy: I already know the results, the kid is not mine!
Dr. Spaceman: Boy, it's crazy to think we used to settle questions of paternity by dunking a woman in water until she admitted she made it all up. Different time, the '60s.

swine flu....influenza a h1n1

Thanks to Mr Swine, my everyday work experience involves breathing in my very own breath, having a block nose, hyperventilating when trying to offer instructions to my patients and having a dent on my face at the end of the day.



Mr Swine, meet our nemesis

Sunday, May 03, 2009

jump the shark

TV series nowadays are my staple diet for boredom....they are like my spaghetti when I am hungry, the comfy bed when I am tired and the toilet bowl when I need to relieve myself........As much as I confess that I am a reality junkie, I really do watch other TV series and honestly most TV series nowadays cannot get past their prime first season and they jumped the shark.

What exactly is "jump the shark?"

Definition :
the point at which a popular television show has gone past its peak and has resorted to stunt programming, after which it is eventually is canceled

Potential list of examples:

1. Ugly Betty
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Heroes
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Prison Break

The list is not exhaustive but the above are the top 5 I can think of at the moment.......They all had great first seasons but went horribly draggy and unfunny or uninteresting after that.

Firstly, who the hell is Betty's orthodontist? What's wrong with her malocclusion that requires her to be on the fixed appliance for so darn long? And the show is going nowhere and it simply entails on Betty's lovelife which I also find ludicrous. For an "ugly" girl, she sure can get some balls.....Comedies should always be 30 minutes long. e.g. Friends, 30 Rock, The Office, How I Met Your Mother.

Secondly, can Michael Scofield die from a brain aneurysm already.......Oh wait he almost did but he got cured by the company. Yes yes yes he is some mensa genius who goes around breaking prisons as easy as breaking a wind for us normal people. And you would think that he is somewhat a semi-god. PB is the ultimate example of jumping the shark. With so much potential from season 1, the show derailed into a complete mess....and why am I watching it still? Cos I am too invested to stop watching....yes I know I am a hypocrite.

Thirdly don't even get me started with Heroes.....I couldn't even understand the hype of the entire show since the beginning. And Grey's will never be like ER or half of it. All the romance between Meredith/Derek and Izzie/dying patient screams "jump the shark".

I decided to not comment on DH cos I have realised that it was actually quite decent after season 1 but it feels like CSI: Wisteria Lane every season. Seriously, if so many people were to die in my neighbourhood, I would consider moving out.


So which TV series is still riding strong?











yeah yeah...all you naysayers will say the typical stuff like "They are still on the island", "I get lost watching lost". That's cos you are not watching as religiously as you should. Lost is the kind of show where if you were to miss one episode, the following one might not make any sense to you. Its a continuum. The battle between faith and fate, black and white are explored in TV series. What started out as a plane crash is now a theory of time travel. Truth to be told, they did have a rough season 2 but it picked up after that and it is getting better and better and now its season 5. Sadly it will be ending in another 16 episodes. But I rather a show with directions than the main character being a slut till season 3 (ok..I am getting overboard with the Ugly Betty inferences).

This post is completely impartial......if i am any partial, it will not be Lost I am talking about. It will be about